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I agree - he's an excellent director. I'd add Unforgiven to that list of really high quality movies he has directed.
I thought Invictus was visually striking but suffered from the fact that there was SO much to tell. I had a hard time judging that one since I was so familiar with the story already.
Yes, UNFORGIVEN was really good too but I saw it a long time ago. Have you seen CHANGELING? I really liked that one.
Changeling was very good. Harrowing. Actually, that word could describe most of these, couldn't it?
Yes, that psycho guy was creepy. "harrowing" is a good word. Did you know that killer was based on a true case? Look up the movie on Wikipedia.Another movie based on a true case that I think I've mentioned here before is AN AMERICAN CRIME(2007).
I don't really follow any sports but I still prefer that they would film it properly. It's more confusing the way you mentioned they did it.
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hehe thnx sally
but i was asking about latest version, perhaps released in April"
oh, there is a new one? lololol, I wondered why you were asking...
"The Blind Side" on DVD.
Eh... Alright, but don't know what the big whoop was about.
Eh... Alright, but don't know what the big whoop was about.
Mona wrote: "Yes, that psycho guy was creepy. "harrowing" is a good word. Did you know that killer was based on a true case? Look up the movie on Wikipedia.Another movie based on a true case that I think I've..."
Mona, after watching Changeling I found this book at the library - Nothing is Strange With You by James Jeffrey Paul. So creepy because it is true....
Yes, I think the movies/books based on truth are the most creepy because these were actual people/events. I'm going to check on that book you mentioned. The title itself sounds interesting. Gotta go. Will check in later.
BunWat wrote: "I just saw Invictus last night. I mostly liked it, but the rugby sequences were a bit hmmmm. They'd show people in a scrum and running about, and then the fans would yell and some character in th..."I think you're right. They decided to film around the game instead of try to explain it. They were hampered by the fact that the final game had no tries - only penalties and drop goals. World Cup finals are always played very cautiously, which doesn't make for good drama.
Still, they could have built it up in other ways. It's a shame, because I think they lost a little bit of excitement and humanity because of it.
I also thought they lost something in turning the team into three people: Francois Pienaar, Chester Williams, and everyone else. They skipped the part where the biggest brutes on the team learned to sing the new anthem and surprised everyone with it. They didn't bother giving Joel Stransky a personality, so his final all-or-nothing drop kick seemed like an afterthought.
Oh well.
I agree - Matt Damon was excellent. Morgan Freeman got a lot of kudos for his performance but his accent drove me crazy.
Gabby81 wrote: "Clark wrote: ""The Blind Side" on DVD.
Eh... Alright, but don't know what the big whoop was about."
agree with you. it was just an ok movie and i was amazed too y it had been given much hype."
What was a great story in real life just didn't translate all that well to the big screen.
But I still say Sandra Bullock is truly dazzling.
Eh... Alright, but don't know what the big whoop was about."
agree with you. it was just an ok movie and i was amazed too y it had been given much hype."
What was a great story in real life just didn't translate all that well to the big screen.
But I still say Sandra Bullock is truly dazzling.
BunWat wrote: "Ha! Yeah and he was too tall!"Well, Mandela is taller than he looks - over six feet tall. Or at least he was before age started taking inches.
But Damon is really short, and Pienaar is tall, so the images of the two of them together are kind of backward.
Common surname in South Africa. There's also Ruan Pienaar, a current Springbok. And a couple of cricket players too, I think.
I am bribing my stepson B.to go see Sex and the City 2 with me next week and I'm not ashamed to admit it!!!!On a more serious note the DH and I finally watched The Hurt Locker last week.
Gabby81 wrote: "Just finished watching Eagle eye on HBO third time i guess, lol.A very good movie, i would say
So i have 3 options over this weekend
Unthinkable
Prince of Persia
Ironman2
Which way should i go"
I've seen Iron Man 2 and can recommend it as a lighthearted escape from reality. I enjoyed it.
Saw Robin Hood today. I like the idea, but think perhaps it was dragged out a bit much. It seems to be setting up a sequel more than telling its own story. I give it three stars (of five).Note to director: Consider pulling back for a wider shot on some fight sequences. The constant close-ups can be cool, but they get bothersome when they go on so long.
Barb wrote: "... not big on HP. I saw the first movie (never read any of the books), and it was ok. Started watching the 2nd movie but didn't finish and never bothered with any of the others."You just wrote my own HP story. Thanks for saving me the time. :)
Barb & Phil: I've seen most of the HP movies except for the last couple. I haven't read any of the books but hubby has read them all in marathon reading sessions(which really annoyed me btw).I love vampire movies but somehow the books don't interest me. Right now, I'm working my way thru Season 2 of True Blood and really enjoying it. It's due back at the library on Thursday(I made full use of the very generous grace period).
After that, I need to watch UP IN THE AIR and INVICTUS in that order.
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Me too Barb. they just don't do it for me.
Mona wrote: "Barb & Phil: I've seen most of the HP movies except for the last couple. I haven't read any of the books but hubby has read them all in marathon reading sessions(which really annoyed me btw).I lo..."
Up In The Air is really good. :)
Ms Petra: Yes that's one I definitely want to watch before I have to return it.I've watched 10 out of 12 episodes of True Blood Season 2. I always have to make sure my daughter is not close by. It's not exactly kid-friendly. Luckily, she keeps her distance when I'm watching and asks me to turn down the volume if I'm watching my "vampire show."
I only hear good things about True Blood. I guess I will have to put it on my hold list. Tell me it is better than Twilight?!
Ms Petra: I think it is. TWILIGHT is ok but not worth the hype.I also enjoy DEXTER and am eagerly waiting for Season 4. I love watching seasons on DVD because it would be so hard for me to wait a week for the next episode.
BTW, Alan Ball, the guy who created TRUE BLOOD also did 6 FEET UNDER which I also like. I have not gotten very far in that one because the entire season is not available in one cover w/multiple DVD's which is very annoying.
I think this Alan guy has a preoccupation with death.
I also have season 1 of MAD MEN, another series that I've heard good things about.
BunWat: Yup, Alan Ball created both. I really enjoy TRUE BLOOD. My brother got me into it. I can't wait for Season 3 to come out now but I know it'll be a while because it hasn't even starting airing on HBO yet.I assume you're a fan of 6 FEET UNDER? How about DEXTER?
Ms. Petra: I always do :) I liked him in MICHAEL CLAYTON too and still remember him when he was in that TV show SISTERS.I'm going to be signing off for the night. Talk to you all later.
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Yup, I'm here for just a couple more minutes. Sally, do you watch on HBO or get the seasons on DVD? I only have 2 episodes left to watch of Season 2 and am sad to see it end until Season 3 comes out on DVD.
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Sally, it'll be a while. It doesn't even begin airing on HBO until next week I think. I hope I don't have to wait too long.
On my various planes, I watched:Have you Heard About the Morgans?
How to Train Your Dragon
Alice in Wonderland
When In Rome
Have you Heard About the Morgans was the worst of the lot - Hugh Grant played Hugh Grant and SJP played a marginally toned down SJP. But they eked some fun out of the plot line and there were a few good lines.
When in Rome was cute - mostly because Josh Duhamel is too adorable for words.
How to Train Your Dragon was so much fun. I'd like to see that again with kids.
Alice in Wonderland truly needs a larger screen for appreciation, but I still enjoyed it.
Youndyc: Hi! I want to see all the movies you mentioned. I also have not heard good things about HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE MORGANS but I like Hugh Grant.I would not have watched ALICE IN WONDERLAND on a tiny airplane screen. The last movie I watched on a plane was a biographical one about the running back Ernie Ford. I can't remember the title but I liked it more than I thought I would.
I'm not a sports fan but watch sports-related movies/TV for the human interest angle(i.e. THE BLIND SIDE, COACH CARTER, "O").
Get Him to the Greek looks fun! The Hangover kind of movie.
There were great movie selections on my flights. Aer Lingus is awesome. The Hangover was a total guilty pleasure. Pleasure because you laugh your ass off, guilty because you know you shouldn't laugh but you just have to!
I am planning on seeing the A-Team mostly because of Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson.
I'll see Get Him to the Greek. I loved the character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Hopefully a whole movie of him won't be overkill.
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the last two films i've seen are lake tahoe (a bit slow to my taste, but i liked the characters and it has a simple, but good story) and salvador puig antich (about the spanish resistance under the franco regime and how salvador, a relatively innocent man, dies for participating in the resistance. i thought it was very good).
I saw The Runaways last weekend, and really liked it, even though it had a "VH1: Behind the Music" quality to the storyline. Awesome music, loved seeing how totally into her music Joan Jett was. Kristen Stewart was great as Joan, tough and dedicated to the music, the driving force behind the Runaways. Stewart makes a far more believable punk rocker than a vampire-besotted klutz.However, the movie was only partially about Joan. It focused on the lead singer in the band, Cherie Curry, and was based on her autobiography, Neon Angel. Dakota Fanning played Cherie, and she was great, too. The talent show where she lip-syncs to a Bowie song and gets heckled is awesome.
I wish the movie had followed Joan more, really, and the Runaways. The Runaways continued as a band for two years after Cherie left, but the movie doesn't cover that at all. In fact, it would more properly have been called "The Cherie Curry Story."
I was amused to learn that the real Cherie, after dropping out of the band and going through rehab, is now a chain saw artist in northern California.
Sally wrote: "Hugh Grant and SJP doing themselves sounds horrific. I had this same conversation recently...if they added Robin Williams and made me watch that movie on an airplane, I'd be in hell.
Good review of The Runaways, Jackie. I agree with everything you said. You can tell that it was Currie and Jett that okayed the movie, since Lita Ford and the composite bassist barely get any time. And Sandy West is dead, so I think she got a kinder portrayal than she might have otherwise.
Gabby81 wrote: "watched 'ironman2' and 'unthinkable'. Wont comment on unthinkable as it is based on a controvesial topic. Ironman2 was ok,not a bad one but neither a very gud one.i think the end was a bit of antic..."they had to set it up for ironman3
Youndyc wrote: "There were great movie selections on my flights. Aer Lingus is awesome. The Hangover was a total guilty pleasure. Pleasure because you laugh your ass off, guilty because you know you shouldn..."
mmm... Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson!
Sarah Pi wrote: "Good review of The Runaways, Jackie. I agree with everything you said. You can tell that it was Currie and Jett that okayed the movie, since Lita Ford and the composite bassist barely get any time. And Sandy West is dead, so I think she got a kinder portrayal than she might have otherwise..."Oh, is that why the bassist didn't say anything for the whole movie?
This week I saw The letters to Juliet and Prince of Persia. REALLY liked the Prince of Persia. Am going to watch something tomorrow, can you recommend anything?
Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "Oh, is that why the bassist didn't say anything for the whole movie? "Yeah - they picked a good actress but gave her nothing to do because she was just a place holder/composite.
I am excited to see Toy Story 3!Also I've got "The Philadelphia Story" from Netflix, hope to watch that soon.
I just saw UP IN THE AIR. It was pretty good and, as usual, George Clooney looked good. But the voice of the girl that played "Natalie" was like fingernails on a chalkboard for me.I also finished TRUE BLOOD Season 2 and enjoyed it. I can't wait for season 3. I'm also waiting for DEXTER SEASON 4.
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CHANGELING(2008)
MILLION DOLLAR BABY(2004)
MYSTIC RIVER(2003)
THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY(1995)
ABSOLUTE POWER(1997)
IN THE LINE OF FIRE(1993)
I have INVICTUS to watch yet but I have other movies that are due back first.